Trolley-guard.



M. EISBLE.: TROLLEY GQARD: `VAPPLIUATION FILED EUR19, 1909.

rammed Nov.2 9, 1910.

MICHAEL EISELE, OF WESTCARROLLTON, OHIO.

TROLLEY-GUARD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Application led- November 19, 1909. Serial No. 528,966.

To all whom it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, MICHAEL EISELE, a

.citizen of the United States. residing at Vl'YeSt Carrollton, in the county of )lontgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and us'eful Improvements in Trolley-Guards; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference v improvements in trolley guards.

being had to the accompanying` drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful The device is especially adapted to be used at railroad crossings.

The ob 'ect of the invention is to -provide a trolley guard to be placed around a trolley wire to prevent the trollev'wheel fro'm leaving the wire and to protect the trolley wheel from ice.- The device is cheaply constructed and may easily be placed around the wire without disturbing the existing guy wires.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure .t is a longitudinal sectional elevation ofthe device showing a trolley wheel passing througlr the guard. Fig. 2 is an enlargedsectional view on the lme a-a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailview of one of the supporting members for vthe adjustable rollers the broken lines in this view represent the position of the trolley pole. Fig-n4 is a detail View showing a modification in the position of the anti-friction rollers. Fig. 5 is a section on the line b-b of Fig. 1. Fig. G is a section on the line c-c of Fig. Q. Fig. 7 is va modified form of the roller supporting bracket. Fig. S is a lsection on the line (Z-cl of lllig. 3.

Throughout the specification andfdrawings, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts. y

In the dra\vings,l1 designates a trolley wire which is supported by the usual insulators 2 mounted on guy lwires l. hurroundi ng said trolley wire, and supported upon sa id guv wires l, by means otl brackets 4. is a Aguard or inverted trough formed of twoy parts 5-5 which are provided with ears or extensmns (i--6 by means ot' which, in con- .-nection with bolts (5", the two parts of the guard are held together. 'lhe two parts of the guard are cut away to encircle the msullators Q, and said guard is also provided with insulators 7 which prevent the trolley wire from touching the inner side of the guard. This construction prevents the guard from becoming charged from the wire.

The guard is suitably flared as at l, Fig. 1,

to allow the trolley wheel 8 to easily enter said guard.

The trolley wheel 8, which engages the trolley wire 1 in-the usual manner, is mounted onthe end of a trolley rod 9 attached to a car not shown. Mounted on the trolley rod 9, and insulated therefroln by means of fiber 10, or other suitable material, are two brack` ets 1l which are adjustably attached to said rod by means of a clamp 12. The upper ends of said brackets are provided with studs or rollers 13 which engage tianges 14 on the tw'o side portions 5 5 of the guard. The said rollers are mounted adjustably to suit the various sizes of wheels 8. The engagement of said rollers and the flanges 14 prevent the trolley wheel from leaving the wirev and thus a closed circuit is maintained through the car, which will prevent the car from stopping, due to lack of current,'at any place where the guard is installed, as at a railroad crossing. It will be understood that the device is ordinarily used on a straightl track, but it is also adapted to be Vused on a curve, In this case a suitable number of insulators 7 is provided, which are attached to the guard by means of extensions G and bolts. 6, and which prevent the trolley wire 1 from touching the guard.

To prevent excessive friction between the brackets 11 and the flanges llt, when the trolley wheel is passing through the guard, the said brackets are provided with rollers 16 which engage secondary flanges 17 pro'- jecting from'the flanges 14. These rollers 16 act as anti-friction devices and prevent w'ear of the parts. The rollers 1G may be placed at an angle as shown in Fig. 4, or.

they may be entirely eliminated and reinforcements 16a which are integral with the brackets 11, substituted as shown in Fig. 7.

I claim: x 1. In a device of the type specified. a trolley wire, a guard opened at its lower-side and surrounding said wire, the low'er open wardly and do\\"nwardly extending flanges, a trolley rod, a wheel mounted on said rod and engaging said wire, adjustable brackets mounted on said rod, and rollers mounted .iside of said guard being provided with ininwardly ings 14 and 17, adjustable brackets mounted upon the trolley Wheel support, and two se- 'and downwardly extending ries of rollers mounted on said brackets and flanges of the trolley guard. engaging the inwardly and downwardly ex- 2. A trolley guardlconsisting of a casing 1 tended bearings of the trolley guard. inclosng the trolley wire and w'heel, the In testimony whereof I aIlix my signalower portion 0 said guardfor easing being t ture, in presence of two witnesses. o )en to ermit t ie assu fe o the su ortinu rd -of tlie trolley vIvJheeland the logger por; MICHAEL EISLLE' l Witnesses:

on said braokets and adapted to engage the tion of said guard or casing terminating in inwardly and downwardly extending bear MATTHEW SIEBLER, HOWARD S. SMITH. 

